The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-21
FROM THE ATLANTIC SLOPE.
A Large Organization Of Employees.

President Cleyelands Travelling Plans
New YORK. Aug. 20.-The bodies OF
Mrs. Milvina Payne, widow, and heI
daughter Anna, were found in a tene-
ment house. They had some days
before committed suicide by taking
poison and cutting the arteries OF
their arms. The bodies were in a
horrible condition of decomposition.
Letters were found in which they
stated that both had become weary
of life. Both were very respectfully
connected.
STANLEY ALIVE N JUNE.
LONDON. Aug. 20.-In letters of
Henry NJ. Stanley, written from Zam-
buya, near the rapids of Aruwims,
dated June 18th, the explorer says
that the natives evacuated that place
upon the arrival of the expedition
owing to fright produced by the Wig
Orous blowing Of steamboat whistles.
They returned afterwards evincing a
very amicable disposition and prom
ised TO supply the expedition with
provisions. They informed Stanley
that there were other rapids higher
up and more difficult of navigation,
and further progress by the river
would be impossible.
THE ECLIPSE N EUROPE.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The totaljeclipse
of the sun yesterday was observed for
few minutes at sunrise at DartmOor
and Torquay. The sky was obscured
by clouds at Paris and Vienna.
At the latter place thousands were
waiting to make observations. Prof.
Mogel, of the Belgian expedition, who
was stationed at JurgenitZ, oI the
Vaigs, telegraphs that the sky was
overcast but the solar protuberanccs
were observed, although the corona
was invisible. The Russian observ-
ers were more successful in their vari-
ous stations, obtaining numerous
drawings of the corona and IFS spec
trum.
DEATH OF GEO. BRTNsRI.
New YORK, Aug. 20.-A Bath. New
York, special says: George Brinski,
the man who claimed to have served
three years in the Union army during
the war of the rebellion as a substi-
tute for Grover Cleveland, died at the
soldiers home near here yesterday of
consumption. He was a Polish
sailor, aged Go, and claimed to have
been sworn as Cleveland's substitute
when he was drafted in Buffalo in
1868.
ORGANIZING RAILROAD EMPLOYEES.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20-A nation
al charter has been granted by the
the general executive board, knights
of Labor, to assemblies composed OF
Pennsylvania railroad employees and
the work OF organizing them into
a national trade district assembly ly will
be pushed forward rapidly. 1t is ex-
pected that the example will be
speedily initiated by employees on
other great railroad systems, and in
time a great coalition will be formed
among them for advancement of their
mutual interests.
PRESIDENTIAL PLANS.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. 20.--It is
the present intention of the president,
though not yet formally expressed, to
make his Philadelphia trip during
the centennial celebration of the
adoption OF the constitution by the
convention of 1857, and then to re-
turn here to await the time arranged
for his western tour. 1t is not i'm
probable that he will visit on his re-
turn the northern tier of states of
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan,
northern Ohio, with a few days at
Buffalo and in western New York.
He has also still in mind trip to the
south, which will take in a flying
journey through the coast states to
Atlanta, returning northward through
the interior states, taking In West
Virginia and Maryland. Before his
departure, in conversing upon the
subject of these trips, the president
intimated that his previous occupa-
tons and disposition to stay at home
had deprived him OF that personal
knowledge of the different sections of
the country, their people and their
interests, which it is now important
for him to hare. As the coming ses-
sion of congress will extend we'll into
the summer, by which time nomina-
tions for 1888 will doubtless have
been made and the campaign will be
fairly under way, it is the presidents
wish to circulate among the people
now, and while they are not under
the pressure of the excitements incl
dent to such times in national affairs.
When he returns he will have his
hands full with politics and pOliti-
clans.